FFO: Killswitch Engage, Lamb Of God, Hatebreed
Released July 18th 2021
From
the depths of the mayhem & menace of Las Vegas, Nevada! Metalcore
band MASTIV has been making their presence known in the music-scene
since 2008. The original four-piece band stomped & stormed over
stages, giving audiences an unforgettable dose of their own
highly-unique twist on Metal, adding in Thrash, Trance, Metalcore, and
Hard Rock into their massive, all-encompassing sound & songs.
With
the release of their critically-acclaimed debut record End Of The
Silence in 2011, it seemed as if everything was flowing in the right
direction and that momentum was on the side of MASTIV as they continued
to break ground in their career & solidify their wildly supportive
fan-base. Growing pains set in – the official lineup of MASTIV started
to morph and changeover, adding in new players to the mix & seeing
old friends & players from the band move on to a whole other set of
priorities beyond the music.
After
extensive tours throughout 2012, including the killer opportunity to
open up for their heroes in Fear Factory while on tour, MASTIV was
nearly abandoned shortly afterwards & put on an indefinite hiatus.
Plans had been formed almost three years later to revive the band with
all its original players, before tragedy struck and founding member
Lance Isbell passed away suddenly from a heart attack in the summer of
2015. In a sincere bid to honor the music they made & continue on as
strongly as Lance would have certainly wanted MASTIV to do, Steve
Thiriot said “I can’t let this band die, I need to make sure Lance is
never forgotten”. Steve reached out to the other original members Chris
Whitney & Chris Meyer in another attempt to bring the rest of the
band back together in 2016. While they’d both moved onto other
commitments, their blessing to move forward was fully secured.
Determined
like a man possessed & ready to take the MASTIV legacy to the
next-level, Steve assembled an all-new lineup for the band in late 2016.
Powerful new songs were jammed, written and recorded as MASTIV refined
its gnarly sound and put their gripping intensity, fierce
instrumentation, & remarkable skills straight into the spotlight for
all to witness. MASTIV pushed themselves as hard as possible creatively
until the formula & bold mix of sound was exactly what they wanted
& they were truly ready to finally unleash the beast.
MASTIV
is: Steve Thiriot (Vocals), Jason Hughes (Lead Guitar), Josh Gregory
(Rhythm Guitar), Nikki Rangel (Bass) and James Hoover (Drums).
With
supreme confidence & capabilities, the band is now creating their
most crushing material to-date, completely dialed-in to the sound,
scope, and vision for MASTIV’s music, career, and direction. Currently
in the production stages of recording their brand-new 2021/2022 album
Embrace Brutality for independent release, the latest cuts from MASTIV
are monumental!
This
is the album the band has always had within them and they’re maximizing
their energy & musicianship to the absolute extreme. Embrace
Brutality is stocked full of that sweet-sweet brutal & punishing
Metalcore sound listeners crave, while brilliantly exposing the raw
power & authentic identity of a band that completely understands the
mission it’s on; MASTIV is about more than music at this point in their
career – it’s about the experience.
Join
them as they continue their noble fight and bring MASTIV to the masses
from the studio to the stage. Embrace Brutality is strong enough to open
an entire new chapter of the story & legend of this band – and
through the supercharged sound of their new songs, their commitment,
effort, and unified front, it’s crystal clear that they’re now thriving
like never before & ready to make their mark a permanent one.
Check out the video!
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Follow the band at these links:
https://www.facebook.com/mastivofficial/
https://www.instagram.com/mastivofficial/
https://myspace.com/mastiv
https://www.reverbnation.com/mastiv
http://mastiv.com/
